Published: March 8, 2025
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After winding for several hundred zhang, the path ahead suddenly brightened.
The underground passage also became drier, with night pearls hanging from the stone walls, emitting a milky white glow. After walking for a considerable distance, the path began to lead straight downwards.
Halfway through the descent, the sound of rushing water could be heard from outside. It seemed that there was an underground river not far from here. However, despite being so close, the water couldn't seep through this place...
This kind of technique could indeed be considered a masterful work of craftsmanship.
Continuing downwards for several hundred zhang, Chu Yang suddenly discovered that the walls had transformed into a peculiar type of rock, incredibly hard. When he tried to grab it, he found that with his current cultivation level, he couldn't move it at all!
After going down another few zhang, the ground began to level out and extend forward. On both sides, prison cells started to appear.
The people inside the cells looked disheveled and vacant, staring blankly as everyone walked past their doors, without a flicker of emotion. It was evident that these individuals had lost all hope.
Finally reaching the innermost area, Zhuge Yunshan asked, “The one we just captured, that Chu Feihan... where is he being held?”
A guard quickly replied, “Just ahead, held in isolation. Turn around two more corners, and you'll get there.”
Chu Yang remained indifferent, only coldly smiling in his heart.
Zhuge Yunshan was merely putting on an act; how could Chu Yang not see through it?
But upon hearing this, Zhuge Yunshan suddenly froze and asked, “When did he get moved in there?”
A sense of dread surged through him.
Chu Feihan was originally locked up in this row; when did he get moved further inside? That area... was actually where...
“Someone later came with a family token and transferred him to another cell,” the guard said with a resigned expression.
Zhuge Yunshan's face twitched, then he turned to Chu Yang, saying, “Chu Divine Doctor, since we've already come this far, why don’t you wait here a moment? I’ll go retrieve him for you, how does that sound?”
Chu Yang smiled lightly, “As Zhuge Patriarch said, since we are already here, why not go in and take a look? It's only a few more steps.”
With a bitter expression, Zhuge Yunshan replied, “Very well. Very well.”
He shot the guard a fierce glare and walked ahead.
Sure enough, after turning three corners, the guards were even more vigilant, the alertness increased by at least tenfold compared to the other cells. Waves of spiritual perception intertwined back and forth.
In front, there were two cells, one on the left and one on the right.
In the left cell, there was a person, chained all over. His clavicle, ribs, thigh bones, and other areas were pierced by iron chains, confining him in the cell, but he raised his head defiantly, glaring at everyone.
Chu Yang's gaze flickered. He noticed that on this person's forehead, there was a crescent-shaped mark.
An elder from the Three Star Holy Clan?
Wasn't this the bargaining chip that Diwu Qingrou had used to incite war among the various families a while ago?
To think he was imprisoned here!
At that moment, Chu Yang understood the strange expression on Zhuge Yunshan's face earlier. He was worried about this.
A thought crossed Chu Yang's mind, reminding him of his junior brother, Tan Tan.
That day, he had conversed with 'that Tan Tan' on the mountain peak.
“... I am the king of the Three Star Holy Clan…”
Chu Yang's expression softened slightly as he looked at the prisoner of the Three Star Holy Clan. How could he help the subordinate of his junior brother? It was clearly impossible to rescue him now.
But...
“This person is truly pitiful,” Chu Yang said softly.
“Haha, this person is a great sinner, a criminal of enormous proportions, which is why he is locked up here as a warning to others,” Zhuge Yunshan said indignantly.
“Oh, I see,” Chu Yang nodded in understanding, “So he is a big devil.”